Combination pneumatic casing and rim



J. VELCIO.

COMBINATION PNEUMATIC CASINGAND RIM.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1922.

1 483 3 1 ]Patented 0013. 24, 1922.

COMJBIN'A'IL'IIIIUN. PNEUMA'IIC GASING AND RIJML.

Application flledl Mnuamv 21, 11.922. Serial No. 5.31%,954.

Z'o wll whom*it may onernl I Be i1t known thai, JOHN Vmmo, a citizen 4 of 1the United States of America, residirng M;

- ltion With mm outer rm 'Youngstovvn, in 1the county of Mahoning; and State of Ohio, has inventedl certain new and useful Improvments in Combination Pneumsflsc Casings and Rims, pf which the 'following is su specification.

This inventionrelates bo tires, and more part1cularly 130 pneumatu: tnres in comb1na-' forcing member. I The principal objectis to provide a combunafiion tire of the pneumatic type, mnd rim wherein lthe rima xtends -pwardly, formim'g approxmate'ly one half of whatis ordinarily 1the lower half of a pneumatic casing Anofnher ooject is t0 provideer re- 4 ilforcng ,member ihfcombination with an to be understood that in adapting the same t0 meeting difierent' -coml.iutmns', va mous changes in fahe form, midi minor. detalls of conslhruction may be resortdhto wibh0ub, de parting from the nature mf the invexlfpiuh n claiimed spnd set forth in the dlmwinfg:

The figure is a-cmssetrlhion of improved oombmtion pneumatica cmsi1lg* md mm;

.m inthe followingdie'scnption} @Qnd 'i1mdi cuted in the acters.

It will beseen thai; I bava paruvidedl a ri m 1 provideu with un ordlinargr base 2, in 'ord ler xeell in muy mammer 110W known 1:0 1bhe anni; This 1rm 1 s dra.wing by like rgference hgjr+ pruvideo vviwthupw'ardly extemilng s1oles 3,

1tmking the form of a, ]lower hmllfporfsion of and an inne1r rein-" 1timns 4 of"said upwardly extending sides 3 are provided wi1th clinchers )I' scuring means for a pneumatic-casing-5 which is held in position by means of said clinchers or securing means. In order to reinforce 1hhe rim l, I have provided a steel inner reinforcing member 6. Th'e 10Wer portion' 7 of same bei'ng semi-circimlar in form. The upper portions 8 filtlhi1ng snugly within the upper po'rtions 4C of 1therun 1.

' It will be seen that this uppef portion 8 is provided wth hooked members 9, rasp ing the edgesl0 of the upper portions 4 of sa1dupwardly extending sides of 'therim 1. Thfi pneumatic casing 5. is provided with nrdinary beads 11. Th1s casing 5 is provided With flaps 12 extending d0Wnward1y and overlappn the inner portions of the beads 11, and; t e upwardly extending side .walls 3. The object of these flaps 12 is to prqvide means fqr preyenting un inner tube from being'; pinched 01 dis't0rted by any ordinary movement of'lthe pneu'matic casing -5. Pneumatic casing 5 is constnucted along ;ordinary lines knwn to the art in b1ilding itires of this class, with the exception 0f bei1ng aPpro'ximately m11y one-half the cir-. cumference of such tires. What I claim is: ][n a device of the class described, a rim provided With an upwardly extending wall forming 'approximately one-half of What is ordinarily the lower half of a pneumatic casing, clinchers or securing means formed -vat 1the Upper portions of said upwa;rdly ex- .tendingj; -wazlls, an inner reinforcing membex formed of stwel aznd having the upper poribions fitting securely Within the clincher o'r se curing Portions of said rim, hooked .members gripping the upper edge of said Suidi i1r'nner reinforcing member being appmximmtely semi-circular in form.

Intestimony whe1reof afix m sig'nature. JUHN ELCJ[O. Wifmesses:

JOHN' P. ME,

19. A. Fmnewom clinche'r or securmg' members*of said rim, 

